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Old Jun 16, 2016, 05:17 AM
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Originally Posted by MoonSunn View Post
my hundreth post yaay

i want to lower my meds to regain some energy, concentration, lose weight and get my personality back. im scared to do so as i still hear voices daily
Lowering meds sounds like a good idea... as long as you do it with the supervision of your p-doc.

How much insight do you have into your voices? Do you know they aren't real or do you have trouble telling sometimes?

My psychosis is fairly mild overall & I'm off meds but I still hear voices everyday. I do know they aren't real, although sometimes they can still get annoying or I might believe some of the things they say. I guess I've just got used to them having heard them pretty much every day for 2 years now.

I guess it just depends how you feel. It's mostly about how well you can cope. Unfortunately you won't know with trying a lower dose of meds.

I'm a big advocate of being on the lowest dose of meds that works, even if it doesn't completely control symptoms. For me it's more important to get my overall functioning at it's best. So, worth a shot I reckon. I think the only advice I can give is to drop down by only a small amount & if you are on multiple meds, only change the dosage of 1 at a time.

P.S. - Grats on 100 posts!
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